Fabric stretching and steaming means



9. Shirts-,sing L M. M. KASANO'F" Filed Nov. 18. 1922 March 10, 1925- l\ lilgl E. .n m N BY k ATTORNEYS ,Patented Mar. 10, 1925.

-MAURICE M. KASANOF, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FABRIC STRETCHING AND STEAMIN'G MEANS. i

Application filed November 18, 1922. Serial No. 601,779.

To all whom t may concer/n.

Be it known that L MAURICE M. KAsANoF, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of the Bronx, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Fabric Stretching and Steaming Means, of which the following is a description. Y vMy invention relates to stretching and steaming fabrics and more particularly is made applicable for tubular fabrics for the production of neckties and other articles and has in view to produce Va bias fabric from a nonbias fabric.

The general object of my invention is to provide a stretcher device constituting an improvement on the stretcher device forming the subject matter of an application filed by me August 22. 1922, Serial Number 583,613 'as well as to provide steaming means coordinated withthe stretcher so that the fabric when operated upon can be swung into position to be subjected to the action of the steaming means. f y

The manner and means whereby the above and other objects are attained will clearly appear as the description proceeds.

Reference is to behad to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, it being understood that the drawings are merely illustrative of practical examples'of the invention. i

Figure 1 is a plan view of stretching and steaming means embodying my invention:

Figure 2 is a side yelevation thereof of a portion of the supporting frame or structure broken away;

Figure 3 is a transversevertical section as indicated by the line 3-3,' Figure 1;

Figure 4 is ain enlarged fragmentary plan view of parts of the re'arportion lof the stretcher;

Figure 5 is a longitudinal'vertical section of the rear portion of the stretcher as indicated by the line 5 5, Figure 4;

Figure is a transverse vertical section through the stretcher on the line 6 6, Figure4;

Figurel 7 is a transverse vertical section line 7-7, Figure 4;

through the stretcher as indicated bythe Figure 8 is an enlarged cross section through the steam boxes as indicated by the line 8*-8, Figure 1;

Figure 9 is a face view of a fragment of one of the steam boxes on the scale of Figure 8;

Figure 1() is a fragmentary plan view with parts broken away and in section, showing a modification of the stretcher;

Figure 11 is a fragmentary plan view of the rear end of the stretcher, the view being given to show a modified assemblage for giving longitudinal movement to the stretcher blades.

Figure 12 is a view similar to Figure 10 but showing the expanding element in the position it is given when the blades are collapsed;

Figure 13 is a cross section on the line 12v- 13, Figure 10. p

In carrying out my invention in practice 'in accordance with the illustrated example,

two elongated steam boxes 15 yare provided, supported on a suitable frame structure 16.

A stretcher is employed. here designated generally by the numeral 1 7, and corresponding substantially with the stretcher in my aforenamed application. Said' stretcher,

however, at its rear end has in the present form, a depending pivot pin 18 adapted. to turn in a fitting 19 constituting a bearing, said fitting being associated with a member 116 of the frame 16. A support for the forward end of the pivoted stretcher 17 is provided in the form of an arcuate rest 20 on supports 120, said rest having a sleeve 21l formed with flanges 22. The stretcher 17 is adapted to rest on said sleeve 21 so that the sleeve and stretcher may move on the rest 20 between stop collars '2,3 `and `123 for arresting the stretcher in a position between the steam boxes 15 or in a position away from the steam boxes. The steam boxes 15 are supplied from a steam pipe 24 `which is a' part of the supporting structure 16, said steam pipe having branches 124 terminating in nozzles or outlets 25 that enter thesteam boxes 15'; The steam boxes have jet nozzles 26 extending within the boxes to approximately the center so as to discharge dry steam instead of taking steam from adjacent the walls where greater condensation takes place.

As in the case of my previous stretcher referred to the stretcher 17 has spaced sides 2T through which pass pins 2S, (Figure 10) which form no part of the invention claimed herein, said pins 28 being fully described as part of the stretcher claimed in my previous application referred to. Centrally between the sides 2T isv adapted to be disposed an elongated flat expanding element 29. The element 29 has a suitable handle 30 at one end thereof. Alining-holes 31 areprovided in the sides 27 to receive pins on a clamp described in my previous application for clamping the fabric along a central line when the fabric is to be stretched at'opposite sides from the center line as fully set forth in my mentioned application. As in the previous stretcher also there is provided between the sides 2T of the stretcher 17 elongated expanding blades 33, 34, the respective blades having oppositcly disposed teeth along their outer edges. The stretcher is inserted in the tubular fabric to be stretched for transforming the fabric so that its transverse design elements 'will' be disposed obliquely. A spring 35 connects to blades 33, 34 adjacent their rear ends tending to withdraw their edges within the sides 27 and as shown in Figure 1 additional elastic or spring rings 36 are in practice slipped onto the forward end ofthe stretcher 17 tending to move the blades 34 to the inner position. The expanding element 29 has a thickened square por ion 37 near thehandle end to enter between thickened portions 133, 134 of'blades 33, S34-to maintain the latter approximately parallel as they expand. The outward movement of the blades 33, 34 is limited by a square sleeve 38whieh embraces the same at the rear end of the stretcher. For actuating blades 33, 341 providev a lever 39 having across head 139 fulcrumed at the center by a bolt or-pin 40 held to the sleeve 38.- The cross head 139 has transverse slots 41 through which screws' or pins 42 extend into the blades 33, 34. The arrangement is such that Vthe `Vrocking` of the lever 39 on its fulcrum pin 4() will through the slot and vpin connections 41, 42 move the blades 34 in opposite directions as will` be clear from an examinationof Figure 4. In my previous application referred to means are disclosed for clamping the fabric on the stretcher along a medial line andmoving thefblades in the same direction to stretch the fabric from a centerline at eachside and for Ygiving' a bias form,r to--the fabric. For carrying out said operation 'I have shown in Figure 11 the blades 33, 34 operated `bytwo'handles239 each having a slot 141 similar to the slots 41 in Figure 4 and receiving the pins 42 of Figure 4, the pin 40 serving to fulcrum both levers. It will be obvious that moving of the levers z39 will move the blades 33, 34 in the assemblage of Figure 11, the teeth on the blades being disposed in the same direction as described in my aforenamed application.

1n Figure 10 the blades 233, 234 have spaced cam projections 43 at their opposed edges Vadapted to beaccommodated in depressions 44 in the opposed edge of the adjacent bladewhen vthe blades move toward each other. An expanding element 129 presents projections 229 at opposite sides corresponding withthe projections and depressions 43, 44 of the blades 233, 234 so that as said expanding element is moved forwardly it will engage the cam projections of the blades and expand said blades. The dimensions of the projections on the expanding element 129 and on the blades 233, 234 are such that the movement of the blades Vlongitudinally relatively to each other for giving bias form to the fabric .will not disturb the relation betweentheexpanding element and the blades so that said blades will maintain their expanded positions.

The numeral 128 indicates the slot in which the screws 28 are received as in my previous invention `so that the bladesmay move laterally relatively to each other and may move longitudinally.

Reverting'to the levers 239 and their slots 141 it will be seen that the slot and pin connection between said levers and the, blades 33, 34 will not prevent the spring-35 from drawing the blades toward each otherwhenever the expanding element 29 is withdrawn from between said blades.

The jet nozzles 26, more particularly those of the upper steam box 15, areprovided in view of the fact that the stretcher is mounted to move between the two boxes and to receive steamv above and below. The water of condensation which inevitably forms at the bottomfof the upper-box 15 would findexit through the steam orifices andwet the fabric. The wetting of the fabric would prevent the proper setting of the fabric in the stretched form. Therefore, the nozzles are an adjunct of the organism-'comprising the upper and lower boxes and the stretcher mounted to be moved therebetween. 'The lower nozzles 26 also to a lesser extent prevent the fabric from being wetted; The presence of the nozzles prevents the moisture collectingy at the Vunder side of the top of the lowerboxf15.'from being forced outward against the fabric.

I would state in conclusion that While the illustrated examples constitute practical embodiments of my invention, Ij do not limit myself strictly to the exact details herein i1- lustrated, since, manifestly, the same can be considerably varied Without departure from the spirit of the invention es defined in the i appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim A device of the class described compris ing a steaming means, a pivoted fabric stretching device mounted 'to move to or from a position to be subjected to the action of the steaming device, and a slidable support for the stretcher distant from the pivot thereof.

MAURICE M. KASANOF. 

